Open Source Virtualization on Ubuntu
Ubuntu includes first-class support for KVM, Linux’s native hypervisor, along with LXD for system containers and QEMU for flexible machine emulation. This gives businesses enterprise-grade virtualization without hypervisor licensing costs. Tomotechi designs and manages Ubuntu virtualization environments for Houston businesses — from single-host VM consolidation to clustered infrastructure with live migration.
Virtualization Services
- KVM deployment: Kernel-based virtual machines with near-native performance, managed via virsh or virt-manager
- LXD system containers: Lightweight container instances that behave like full VMs, ideal for service isolation
- Resource allocation: CPU pinning, memory ballooning, and storage optimization for each workload
- Storage configuration: LVM, ZFS, and Ceph storage pools for VM disk images
- Networking: Bridge networks, VLANs, and OVS for VM connectivity
- Snapshots & backups: VM-level snapshots and backup schedules with tested recovery
- Migration: Physical-to-virtual (P2V) and virtual-to-virtual migrations
- Monitoring: Resource utilization, performance metrics, and capacity planning
Consolidation & Cost Reduction
Running multiple physical servers for individual workloads wastes hardware and energy. We assess your current server footprint, design a virtualization strategy that consolidates workloads without sacrificing performance or reliability, and handle the migration from physical to virtual with minimal downtime.